Want to dive deeper into Scripture? Every Thursday, Chris Christensen investigates a passage of Scripture and helps us see how to apply it to our lives.
This is the episode is part 2 in a study on the theme on the wilderness. A relationship to God does not promise to be a paradise. This episode looks again at the prophet Elijah who spends time in the wilderness when he is ready to die, exhausted by being (so far as he knows) the last one faithful to God. Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.
This is the episode is part 1 of a series on the wilderness. This episode looks at Jesus' 40 days in the wildreness and his temptation by the devil. Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.
This is the episode is part 3 and the final part of a study of Holiness. We look at the calls in the New Testament for us to live lives as God's holy people. Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.
This is the episode is part 2 in a study on holiness. We look at verses that deal with the holy mountain and the Holy of Holies. What do we learn about the holiness of God in the Old Testament and in the magesty of God's Holiness. Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.
This is the episode is part 1 of a study of holiness. We look at the first places in the Bible that talk about holy or holiness. We will look at the sabbath as a holy day, Moses meeting God on holy ground and a calling for the people of Israel to be a holy people. Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.
This is the episode is part 7 and the final episode on a study of newness. The bible talks a lot about life. It also talks a calling to and a freedom to live a new life. We are bound with Jesus in baptism to his death on the cross so that our old life can die with him. We are then freed up to live a new life. Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.
This is the episode is part 6 in a study on newness. This episode looks at the theme of the new covenant which was promised by the prophets in the Old Testament and which was fulfilled in Jesus who is the Priest and Sacrifice that establishes the New Covenant. Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.
This is the episode is part 5 in a study on Newness and will focus on a being renewed. We look at verses from Ephesians, Romans and Isaiah that talk about being renewed vs conforming, renewed vs being weary. Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.
This is the episode is part 4 in a study on Newness and will focus on a new heart. David was a king with a problem. He had sinned against God as an adulterer and as a murderer. He wrote Psalm 51 asking God to create in him a new heart. Is that OK to ask for? Is God in the new heart business? Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.
John 1:35-4235 The next day John was there again with two of his disciples. 36 When he saw Jesus passing by, he said, “Look, the Lamb of God!”37 When the two disciples heard him say this, they followed Jesus. 38 Turning around, Jesus saw them following and asked, “What do you want?”They said, “Rabbi” (which means “Teacher”), “where are you staying?” 39 “Come,” he replied, “and you will see.” So they went and saw where he was staying, and they spent that day with him. It was about four in the afternoon.40 Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, was one of the two who heard what John had said and who had followed Jesus. 41 The first thing Andrew did was to find his brother Simon and tell him, “We have found the Messiah” (that is, the Christ). 42 And he brought him to Jesus.Jesus looked at him and said, “You are Simon son of John. You will be called Cephas” (which, when translated, is Peter[g]).Revelation 2:1717 Whoever has ears, let them hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who is victorious, I will give some of the hidden manna. I will also give that person a white stone with a new name written on it, known only to the one who receives it.Revelation 3:1212 The one who is victorious I will make a pillar in the temple of my God. Never again will they leave it. I will write on them the name of my God and the name of the city of my God, the new Jerusalem, which is coming down out of heaven from my God; and I will also write on them my new name.Isaiah 62:22 The nations will see your vindication, and all kings your glory;you will be called by a new name that the mouth of the LORD will bestow. Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.
Chris Christensen is the creator of The Bible Study Podcast as well as the long-running travel podcast Amateur Traveler. He has been teaching bible studies since he was in high school. He is a lay leader and occasional preacher at Bethel Lutheran Church in Cupertino California.